Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)
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Jacob Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.
_(cropped).jpg) Sørensen with Norwich City in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Lungi Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | SGI Fodbold | ||
| 2008–2016 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Esbjerg fB | 104 | (5) |
| 2020– | Norwich City | 83 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Denmark U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 30 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Esbjerg fB
Sørensen made his senior league debut for Esbjerg fB on 1 December 2016 in a Danish Superliga match away to Odense. The final score was 1–0 for Esbjerg fB.[citation needed] During his time at the club, he made 117 appearances and scored a total of 8 goals.[2]
Norwich City
On 20 July 2020, Sørensen signed a three-year contract with Norwich City.[2][3] He made his debut against Brentford as a late replacement for Xavi Quintillà at left back, a position he had never played at before.[4] Sørensen scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–1 win against Nottingham Forest on 9 December.[5] On 15 July 2021, after Norwich's Championship title winning season in which he made 32 league appearances, Sørensen signed a new contract until June 2024.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 November 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg fB | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 104 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 8 | |||
| Norwich City | 2020–21[8] | Championship | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[9] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[10] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24[11] | Championship | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[12] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 92 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 209 | 12 | ||
Honours
Norwich City
References
External links
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